| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Rural Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
Holmes, a comprehensive public community college strategically located in Central Mississippi, provides innovative educational and cultural opportunities to its constituents through campus-based and distance education programs. In an ever-changing world, the college seeks to prepare its graduates for university transfer, productive employment, and lifelong learning by offering an Associate in Arts degree, Associate in Applied Science degree, and Vocational certificates. Holmes Community College, whose primary commitment is to excellence in all areas, offers affordable, equal access to higher education in an attractive, secure, multi-campus environment.
< CollapseHolmes Community College is a community college located in the state of Mississippi and has three campuses in the cities of: Grenada, Ridgeland, and Goodman, which is the location of the main or original campus. Holmes has satellite campuses in Kosciusko and Webster County as well. Holmes Community College traces its origin to 1911 when plans were made to establish Holmes County Agricultural High School in Goodman, Mississippi. The town of Goodman provided 40 acres of land (along with free water from the community's artesian well) on the west side of town, and the Board of Trustees purchased an additional 42 acres adjacent to the original school location.
In 1922 the Mississippi State legislature permitted agricultural high schools scattered throughout the state to add two years of college work. In the 1925-26 school session the first year of college work was added; in 1928-29, the second year. The school was then recognized by the Mississippi State Department of Education as a complete junior college, eligible to award the associate of arts degree.
Support of the college has grown from a single county, Holmes, to include Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Madison, Montgomery, Webster and Yazoo counties. This makes it the second largest community college district in the state. With the district's growth, opportunities for service brought the college to evaluate its ability to provide educational and cultural opportunities within such a diverse sphere. This assessment resulted in 1985 of the opening of the Ridgeland campus, located in Madison County and adjacent to the rapidly growing north Jackson metropolitan area. In addition, the Grenada Center, located in an expanding industrial and recreational area in the northern part of the district opened the same year.
The Grenada associate degree nursing program was established in 1982. It has been state accredited since its inception. The faculty completed a self-study during the 1992-1993 academic year for initial accreditation by the National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission. The program has maintained national accreditation since and was reaccredited in 1998. The ADN program is an institutional member of the National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing and of the Southern Regional Educational Board.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 1,424 | $ 3,124 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,100 | $ 2,800 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 324 | $ 324 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,011 | 61% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 243 | 18% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 630 | 38% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 1,153 | 32% | |
Any Aid: |
78% |
